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'''S. Jayachandran Nair''' (1939–2025) was an Indian journalist, writer and screenwriter from the south Indian state of Kerala. He was known for his journalistic activities which included the founding of ], a ] language newsweekly and website published by ] group as well as for his association with the award winning films, ] and ], both directed by ]. He was the author of a number of literary works in Malayalam for which he received honors such as ], ], ''K. Balakrishnan Award'', ''K. C. Sebastian Award'', ''] Journalism Award'', ''K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram'' and ''] Journalism Award''. Nair died on January 2, 2025, at the age of 85, succumbing to age-related illnesses. '''S. Jayachandran Nair''' (1939 – 2 January 2025) was an Indian journalist, writer and screenwriter from the south Indian state of Kerala. He was known for his journalistic activities which included the founding of ], a ] language newsweekly and website published by ] group as well as for his association with the award winning films, ] and ], both directed by ]. He was the author of a number of literary works in Malayalam for which he received honors such as ], ], ''K. Balakrishnan Award'', ''K. C. Sebastian Award'', ''] Journalism Award'', ''K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram'' and ''] Journalism Award''.


== Biography == == Biography ==
S. Jayachandran Nair was born in 1939 at Sreevaraham, a residential area in ], the capital city of the south Indian state of ].<ref name="Jayachandran Nair.S - Kerala Media Academy">{{Cite web |title=Jayachandran Nair.S - Kerala Media Academy |url=http://keralamediaacademy.org/archives/?q=content/jayachandran-nairs |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=keralamediaacademy.org}}</ref> After graduating from the ], he joined ] as an editorial staff in 1957.<ref name="Former editor of Samakalika Malayalam S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-01-02 |title=Former editor of Samakalika Malayalam S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jan/02/former-editor-of-samakalika-malayalam-s-jayachandran-nair-passes-away |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Though he moved to ''Malayalashabdham'', a weekly published from ], in 1967, he returned to Kaumudi group and became the associate editor of ], when the weekly was launched in 1975.<ref name="Senior journalist S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |title=Senior journalist S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/senior-journalist-s-jayachandran-nair-passes-away-3339429 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Later, he became the editor of the weekly where he served until 1997 and moved to ] to become the founder editor of ], a weekly started by the Group.<ref name="Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |title=Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/01/02/samakalika-malayalam-founder-s-jayachandran-nair-passed-away.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away |language=en}}</ref> He worked there till 2012 when he retired from active service.<ref name="Jayachandran Nair resigns">{{Cite web |date=2012-06-21 |title=Jayachandran Nair resigns |url=https://www.kvartha.com/news/kerala/jayachandran-nair-resign-from-malayalamhtml/cid14503775.htm |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=KERALA VARTHA |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="Veteran Malayalam journalist and award-winning author S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-02 |title=Veteran Malayalam journalist and award-winning author S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/kerala/story/renowned-malayalam-journalist-and-writer-s-jayachandran-nair-dies-at-85-2658866-2025-01-02 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> S. Jayachandran Nair was born in 1939 at Sreevaraham, a residential area in ], the capital city of the south Indian state of ].<ref name="Jayachandran Nair.S - Kerala Media Academy">{{Cite web |title=Jayachandran Nair.S - Kerala Media Academy |url=http://keralamediaacademy.org/archives/?q=content/jayachandran-nairs |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=keralamediaacademy.org}}</ref> After graduating from the ], he joined ] as an editorial staff in 1957.<ref name="Former editor of Samakalika Malayalam S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2 January 2025 |title=Former editor of Samakalika Malayalam S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jan/02/former-editor-of-samakalika-malayalam-s-jayachandran-nair-passes-away |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Though he moved to ''Malayalashabdham'', a weekly published from ], in 1967, he returned to Kaumudi group and became the associate editor of ], when the weekly was launched in 1975.<ref name="Senior journalist S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |title=Senior journalist S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/senior-journalist-s-jayachandran-nair-passes-away-3339429 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Later, he became the editor of the weekly where he served until 1997 and moved to ] to become the founder editor of ], a weekly started by the Group.<ref name="Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |title=Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/01/02/samakalika-malayalam-founder-s-jayachandran-nair-passed-away.html |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away |language=en}}</ref> He worked there till 2012 when he retired from active service.<ref name="Jayachandran Nair resigns">{{Cite web |date=21 June 2012 |title=Jayachandran Nair resigns |url=https://www.kvartha.com/news/kerala/jayachandran-nair-resign-from-malayalamhtml/cid14503775.htm |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=KERALA VARTHA |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="Veteran Malayalam journalist and award-winning author S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85">{{Cite web |date=2 January 2025 |title=Veteran Malayalam journalist and award-winning author S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/kerala/story/renowned-malayalam-journalist-and-writer-s-jayachandran-nair-dies-at-85-2658866-2025-01-02 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>


== Achievements == == Achievements ==
Jayachandran Nair was known to have been instrumental in bringing the literary column, ''Sahithya Varaphalam'', written by ] to Kalakaumudi and ], when he was serving as the editor of those weeklies.<ref name="Former editor of Samakalika Malayalam S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /> He has written a number of books, covering the genres of biography, literary criticism, cinema, prose and literature.<ref name="Kerala University Library catalog">{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=S. Jayachandran |date=2025-01-03 |title=Kerala University Library catalog |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in |language=en}}</ref> His autobiography, ''Ente Pradhakshina Vazhikal'', won the ] in 2012.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards">{{Cite web |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards |url=https://keralasahityaakademi.org/awardukal/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Kerala Sahithya Academi}}</ref> He was closely associated with the new wave Malayalam cinema and he entered the field in 1989, by producing the debut film of ], ] for which he also wrote the story. The film went on to win a number of awards including the ] at the 1989 ] and the ].<ref name="A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi">{{Cite web |title=A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/keralaspora/2021/02/07/shaji-n-karun-piravi-movie-depition-of-1975-emergency.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Column A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Birth (1988)">{{Cite web |title=The Birth (1988) |url=https://mubi.com/en/in/films/piravi |access-date=2025-01-03 |language=en}}</ref> Later, in 1989. he wrote the screenplay for another Shaji N. Karun venture, the award winning movie, ].<ref name="SWAHAM">{{Cite web |title=SWAHAM |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/swaham/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Shaji Karun on Amitabh Bachchan winning National award for Paa over Mammootty in Kutty Srank: ‘They probably didn’t want a single film to win 6-7 awards’">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-02 |title=Shaji Karun on Amitabh Bachchan winning National award for Paa over Mammootty in Kutty Srank: ‘They probably didn’t want a single film to win 6-7 awards’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/shaji-karun-on-amitabh-bachchan-winning-national-award-for-paa-over-mammootty-in-kutty-srank-9701628/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He published a work on the filmmaker ] under the title, ''Mounaprararthana Pole'' in 2018 which won the ] in 2018.<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85">{{Cite web |title=Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85 |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2025/01/02/mes8-kl-jayachandran-nair-demise.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> His career came to an end in 2012, following a controversy involving his decision to stop publishing a poem written by ] in his weekly. This is known to have caused a friction between him and the owners of the publication.<ref name="Jayachandran Nair resigns" /> Jayachandran Nair was known to have been instrumental in bringing the literary column, ''Sahithya Varaphalam'', written by ] to Kalakaumudi and ], when he was serving as the editor of those weeklies.<ref name="Former editor of Samakalika Malayalam S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /> He has written a number of books, covering the genres of biography, literary criticism, cinema, prose and literature.<ref name="Kerala University Library catalog">{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=S. Jayachandran |date=3 January 2025 |title=Kerala University Library catalog |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in |language=en}}</ref> His autobiography, ''Ente Pradhakshina Vazhikal'', won the ] in 2012.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards">{{Cite web |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards |url=https://keralasahityaakademi.org/awardukal/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Kerala Sahithya Academi}}</ref> He was closely associated with the new wave Malayalam cinema and he entered the field in 1989, by producing the debut film of ], ] for which he also wrote the story. The film went on to win a number of awards, including the ] at the 1989 ] and the ].<ref name="A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi">{{Cite web |title=A look back at Shaji N Karun's masterpiece Piravi |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/keralaspora/2021/02/07/shaji-n-karun-piravi-movie-depition-of-1975-emergency.html |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Column A look back at Shaji N Karun’s masterpiece Piravi |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Birth (1988)">{{Cite web |title=The Birth (1988) |url=https://mubi.com/en/in/films/piravi |access-date=3 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Later, in 1989. he wrote the screenplay for another Shaji N. Karun venture, the award winning movie, ].<ref name="SWAHAM">{{Cite web |title=SWAHAM |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/swaham/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Shaji Karun on Amitabh Bachchan winning National award for Paa over Mammootty in Kutty Srank: ‘They probably didn’t want a single film to win 6-7 awards’">{{Cite web |date=2 December 2024 |title=Shaji Karun on Amitabh Bachchan winning National award for Paa over Mammootty in Kutty Srank: 'They probably didn't want a single film to win 6-7 awards' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/shaji-karun-on-amitabh-bachchan-winning-national-award-for-paa-over-mammootty-in-kutty-srank-9701628/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He published a work on the filmmaker ] under the title, ''Mounaprararthana Pole'' in 2018 which won the ] in 2018.<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85">{{Cite web |title=Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85 |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2025/01/02/mes8-kl-jayachandran-nair-demise.html |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> His career came to an end in 2012, following a controversy involving his decision to stop publishing a poem written by ] in his weekly. This is known to have caused a friction between him and the owners of the publication.<ref name="Jayachandran Nair resigns" />


== Personal Life == == Personal life and death ==
Nair was married to Saraswathi Amma and the couple had a son, Jaydeep, and a daughter, Deepa.<ref name="Jayachandran Nair.S - Kerala Media Academy" /><ref name="To My Editor With Gratitude - Balachandran Chullikkad">{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=സമകാലിക മലയാളം |date=2025-01-02 |title=To My Editor With Gratitude - Balachandran Chullikkad |url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/keralam/2025/Jan/02/balachandran-chullikkadu-remembers |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Samakalika Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> He died on January 2, 2025, at Bengaluru, succumbing to age-related illnesses.<ref name="Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /><ref name="Senior journalist S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /><ref name="Veteran journalist passes away">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-02 |title=Veteran journalist passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/veteran-journalist-passes-away/article69054339.ece |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> Nair was married to Saraswathi Amma and the couple had a son, Jaydeep, and a daughter, Deepa.<ref name="Jayachandran Nair.S - Kerala Media Academy" /><ref name="To My Editor With Gratitude - Balachandran Chullikkad">{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=സമകാലിക മലയാളം |date=2 January 2025 |title=To My Editor With Gratitude - Balachandran Chullikkad |url=https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/keralam/2025/Jan/02/balachandran-chullikkadu-remembers |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Samakalika Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref>


Nair died from age-related illnesses in Bengaluru, on 2 January 2025, at the age of 85.<ref name="Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /><ref name="Senior journalist S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /><ref name="Veteran journalist passes away">{{Cite web |date=2 January 2025 |title=Veteran journalist passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/veteran-journalist-passes-away/article69054339.ece |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>
⚫ === Awards ===

⚫ == Awards ==
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* K. Balakrishnan Memorial Award<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85" /> * K. Balakrishnan Memorial Award<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85" />
* K. C. Sebastian Award<ref name="Veteran journalist and writer S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Veteran journalist and writer S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1454170&u=veteran-journalist-and-writer-s-jayachandran-nair-passes-away |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref> * K. C. Sebastian Award<ref name="Veteran journalist and writer S Jayachandran Nair passes away">{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Veteran journalist and writer S Jayachandran Nair passes away |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1454170&u=veteran-journalist-and-writer-s-jayachandran-nair-passes-away |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref>
* ] Jornalism Award<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85" /> * ] Journalism Award<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85" />
* K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram<ref name="Veteran journalist and writer S Jayachandran Nair passes away" /> * K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram<ref name="Veteran journalist and writer S Jayachandran Nair passes away" />
* ] Journalism Award<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85" /> * ] Journalism Award<ref name="Veteran journalist S Jayachandran Nair dies at 85" />
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* {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=154566&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Nizhal veezhaatha veilthundukal |date=2015 |publisher=Current Books |isbn=978-81-226-1302-5 |location=Thrissur}} * {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=154566&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Nizhal veezhaatha veilthundukal |date=2015 |publisher=Current Books |isbn=978-81-226-1302-5 |location=Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=156340&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Ilakal kozhiyatha marangal |date=2015 |publisher=Mathrubhumi Books |isbn=978-81-8266-565-1 |location=Kozhikode}} * {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=156340&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Ilakal kozhiyatha marangal |date=2015 |publisher=Mathrubhumi Books |isbn=978-81-8266-565-1 |location=Kozhikode}}
* {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=687744&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Andre Tarkovsky: Life and Work |last2=ജയചന്ദ്രൻനായർ |first2=എസ് |date=2016 |publisher=Kairali books private limited |isbn=978-93-86197-44-3 |location=Kannur}} * {{Cite book |last1=Jayachandran Nair |first1=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=687744&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Andre Tarkovsky: Life and Work |last2=ജയചന്ദ്രൻനായർ |first2=എസ് |date=2016 |publisher=Kairali books private limited |isbn=978-93-86197-44-3 |location=Kannur}}
* {{Cite book |last=JAYACHANDRAN NAIR |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=189523&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Bakkipathram |date=2017 |publisher=Green Books Pvt. Ltd |location=Thrissur}} * {{Cite book |last=JAYACHANDRAN NAIR |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=189523&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Bakkipathram |date=2017 |publisher=Green Books Pvt. Ltd |location=Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=688926&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Swathanthryathinu 21 Divasam |date=2018 |publisher=Kairali books private limited |isbn=978-93-86822-90-1 |location=Kannur}} * {{Cite book |last=Jayachandran Nair |first=S. |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=688926&query_desc=au%253A%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |title=Swathanthryathinu 21 Divasam |date=2018 |publisher=Kairali books private limited |isbn=978-93-86822-90-1 |location=Kannur}}
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== External links == == External links ==
* {{Cite web |title=Results of search for 'au:"Jayachandran Nair, S."' ›Kerala University Library catalog |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in |language=en}} * {{Cite web |title=Results of search for 'au:"Jayachandran Nair, S."' ›Kerala University Library catalog |url=http://campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:%2522Jayachandran%2520Nair%252C%2520S.%2522 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=campuslib.keralauniversity.ac.in |language=en}}
* {{Cite web |last=കബീർ |first=പി എ |date=2 January 2025 |title=M. V. Govindan on S Jayachandran Nair |url=https://www.kairalinewsonline.com/s-jayachandran-nair-death-condolence-by-mv-govindan-master-cpim-kb1 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Kairali News |language=ml}}
* {{Cite web |date=2 January 2025 |title='Senior editor writer S Jayachandran Nair - interview' |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/interviews/senior-editor-writer-s-jayachandran-nair-interview-republish-1.10217384 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}


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Indian journalist (1939–2025)

S. Jayachandran Nair
Born1939 (1939)
Trivandrum, Travancore, India
Died (aged 85)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, script writer
Years active1957−2012
Known forJournalistic achievements
Notable workPiravi
Swaham
Ente Pradakshina Vazhikal
Mouna Prathanapole
SpouseSaraswathi Amma
ChildrenTwo children
AwardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography
National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema
K. Balakrishnan Memorial Award
K. C. Sebastian Award
M. V. Pylee Jornalism Award
K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram
C. H. Mohammed Koya Journalism Award

S. Jayachandran Nair (1939 – 2 January 2025) was an Indian journalist, writer and screenwriter from the south Indian state of Kerala. He was known for his journalistic activities which included the founding of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, a Malayalam language newsweekly and website published by The New Indian Express group as well as for his association with the award winning films, Piravi and Swaham, both directed by Shaji N. Karun. He was the author of a number of literary works in Malayalam for which he received honors such as Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography, National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema, K. Balakrishnan Award, K. C. Sebastian Award, M. V. Pylee Journalism Award, K. Vijayaraghavan Smaraka Puraskaram and C. H. Mohammed Koya Journalism Award.

Biography

S. Jayachandran Nair was born in 1939 at Sreevaraham, a residential area in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the south Indian state of Kerala. After graduating from the University College Thiruvananthapuram, he joined Kerala Kaumudi as an editorial staff in 1957. Though he moved to Malayalashabdham, a weekly published from Kollam, in 1967, he returned to Kaumudi group and became the associate editor of Kalakaumudi, when the weekly was launched in 1975. Later, he became the editor of the weekly where he served until 1997 and moved to The New Indian Express Group to become the founder editor of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, a weekly started by the Group. He worked there till 2012 when he retired from active service.

Achievements

Jayachandran Nair was known to have been instrumental in bringing the literary column, Sahithya Varaphalam, written by M. Krishnan Nair to Kalakaumudi and Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika, when he was serving as the editor of those weeklies. He has written a number of books, covering the genres of biography, literary criticism, cinema, prose and literature. His autobiography, Ente Pradhakshina Vazhikal, won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography in 2012. He was closely associated with the new wave Malayalam cinema and he entered the field in 1989, by producing the debut film of Shaji N. Karun, Piravi for which he also wrote the story. The film went on to win a number of awards, including the Caméra d'Or — Mention Spéciale at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. Later, in 1989. he wrote the screenplay for another Shaji N. Karun venture, the award winning movie, Swaham. He published a work on the filmmaker G. Aravindan under the title, Mounaprararthana Pole in 2018 which won the National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema in 2018. His career came to an end in 2012, following a controversy involving his decision to stop publishing a poem written by Prabha Varma in his weekly. This is known to have caused a friction between him and the owners of the publication.

Personal life and death

Nair was married to Saraswathi Amma and the couple had a son, Jaydeep, and a daughter, Deepa.

Nair died from age-related illnesses in Bengaluru, on 2 January 2025, at the age of 85.

Awards

Books

See also

References

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